American settlers lived in a world completely unlike our own. They faced hardships nearly incompatible to a person in modern times. The settlers, however, gained strength enough to scrape by with no luxuries at all. As colonies, they were under the influence of the British government. When England interfered with their trade and industry, they had to do something in order to keep financial stability. When Britain demanded taxes that were extremely unjust, the colonists had to do something. England sent troops to compel obedience. This merely served to anger the settlers even more than befo…
